Ernie Hardeman, Ontario’s minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs.

Hardeman looks for ways to reduce barriers to agriculture growth

The new Ontario agriculture minister supports a continued review of business risk management programs

It’s the second time around for Ontario new agriculture minister Ernie Hardeman and he sees a lot of the same challenges in Ontario agriculture as he did before. “Obviously the principles of what we want to do are the same — build on the good agriculture system we have in Ontario. But there is always […] Read more

Ernie Hardeman is Premier Doug Ford's choice as agriculture minister and joins many other rural MPPs in cabinet.

Rural Ontario gets half of cabinet positions

Ernie Hardeman is Ontario’s new minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs. The agriculture ministry is a familiar role for Hardeman, who was agriculture minister in Mike Harris’ Conservative government from 1999 to 2001. Along with Hardeman, many other rural MPPs received significant portfolios Friday from Premier Doug Ford, bringing a voice for rural Ontarians […] Read more